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CIDB on Contractors Grading Register criteria; Construction industry job losses; Women-owned construction companies
22 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW) Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) on proactive steps taken to increase the rate of progression of women-owned construction companies.
DPW highlighted challenges faced by women in the built environment, legislative framework of the built environment, analysis of the construction ...
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Parliamentary Villages; Expanded Public Works Programme job creation: Public Works briefing, with Deputy Minister
14 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Public Works (DPW) on the progress made with the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), and on the status of the prestige accommodation programme at the Parliamentary villages.
The DPW described the progress made since the beginning of the EPWP n 2004, the ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Committee Report on Eastern Cape oversight visit
7 Nov 2017
The Portfolio Committee met for the consideration and adoption of minutes of previous meetings. The Committee also considered the Oversight Report on the visit to the Eastern Cape undertaken on 11 to 15 September 2017.
Public Works and Infrastructure
Payments within 30-day period: Public Works briefing, with Deputy Minister
31 Oct 2017
The Committee met with Department of Public Works (DPW) and Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) to receive a brief on the Enterprise Resource System (ERS), a tool proposed to be used for improving payments to suppliers within the required 30-day period.
Highlights of the brief included the operating context of ...
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Prestige Programme for Parliament & Parliamentary Villages: DPW and PMTE briefing
24 Oct 2017
The Committee elected Mr H Mmemezi (ANC) as the new Committee Chairperson.
Members voiced their displeasure at not receiving a detailed briefing on the Department’s multi-million Rand prestige property portfolio‚ which dealt with the maintenance of Parliament, ministerial houses and parliamentary villages that house lawmakers. The Department had been requested ...
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Department of Public Works audit action plan, with Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) presented a three-part plan of action to deal with the issues raised by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) in its findings regarding the performance of the DPW and its entity, the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) during the past financial year.
Following ...
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Department of Public Works + PMTE Budget Review and Recommendations Report
10 Oct 2017
The Committee met to discuss and contribute to the Draft Budget Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) of the Department of Public Works. The BRRR process was a key part of the oversight responsibility of the Committee. The Committee focused on the policy imperatives that Minister put in place to guide ...
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Committee Oversight Report of Western Cape Small Harbours; Expropriation Bill inputs by National House of Traditional Leaders
5 Sep 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works met to be briefed by the Parliamentary Legal Services (PLS) on the legal implications of the letter from the President on the return of the Expropriation Bill.
The Parliamentary legal advisor said the version of the Bill that had been returned by the President ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Public Works Turnaround Strategy: Efficiency Enhancement Phase 2
22 Aug 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) together with the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) briefed the Committee on progress concerning Phase II of the Turnaround Strategy.
The PMTE currently managed what was traditionally the core business of DPW and today represented the largest real estate portfolio in the country. As ...
Public Works and Infrastructure
Small Harbours Maintenance, Leasing, Job Creation: Public Works briefing
13 Jun 2017
The Department of Public Works (DPW) provided a detailed background on the work it had done in respect of small harbours and the Integrated Small Harbour Management Authority (ISHMA) which had been established in 2005. Since then, the Department had pursued joint ventures with other entities, such as the Department ...